MILLBROOK — Millbrook police have charged two Montgomery men in an armed robbery, where an officer shot at one of the suspects.

No one was injured in the incident, said Police Chief P.K. Johnson.

“I’m extremely proud of our officers that responded to this incident this morning,” Johnson said. “We are fortunate that no one was killed during this violent act. None of our officers were injured during this ordeal, and we don’t believe that the suspect at large was injured when our officer fired at the two individuals attempting to exit the window. The officer observed one of the offenders point a firearm in their direction as they attempted to exit a second story window. That officer fired at the offender, fearing for their safety.”

Officers went to an apartment complex in the 900 block of Sweetwater Drive about 6:30 a.m. Thursday, police reports show. They were answering a robbery call, he said. The victim was approached by two men as he was getting into his vehicle. The suspects forced the man back into his apartment at gunpoint, Johnson said.

Once inside, the suspects demanded money and jewelry from the victim, along with the keys to his vehicle. As officers approached the victim’s apartment, two suspects kicked out a window and tried to escape. This was when a suspect pointed a handgun at one of the officers, Johnson said.

The officer fired at the suspect, who then retreated back into the apartment, the chief said. Two of the suspects then leaped from the apartment’s second story window and ran in the direction of Rose Hill Road. A third suspect tried to flee the complex in a vehicle but was unable to because officers had blocked off the area with their vehicles. One suspect remained at large Thursday evening.

Oshai Sharief McLean(Photo: Contributed)

Arrested were:

Oshai Sharif McLean, 22, charged with burglary and robbery.

Delano Gilcrest, 22, charged with burglary and robbery.

Both men were in the Elmore County jail Thursday night, under bonds totaling $100,000 each, jail records show. They couldn't be reached for comment. Court records show they don't have attorneys.

The third suspect is described as a black man, about 20 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt and gray pants, running in the direction of Grandview Road.

The Alabama Department of Corrections K-9 tracking team and the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the search for the suspects.

“The victim received some minor injuries as a result of being stuck about the head with a firearm during the robbery,” Johnson said. “All of the property that was taken from his person was recovered. Investigators recovered a firearm from the suspect's vehicle that was abandoned in the parking lot of the apartment complex when the driver fled on foot.”